The former director of athletics at Northern Illinois University, Jim Phillips, was confirmed to a post of director of athletics and recreation at Northwestern University Thursday.

Professor Barbara Oakley knows how dangerous college classrooms can be: her op-ed, “Killer in the Classroom,” was published in the New York Times after the Virginia Tech murders. Professor Oakley’s recent book EVIL GENES is about the neuroscience behind why malevolent killers do the terrible things they do. Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker called Oakley’s work “A fascinating scientific and personal exploration of the roots of evil, filled with human insight and telling detail.”

Steven Kazmierczak responsible for killing six students at a lecture hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University before killing himself had been a well received student at the school and had earned a pair of honors while an undergraduate.

I don't understand. What makes a person go on a rampage and kill? I may sound naive, I know. But, do you know the feeling or the amount of anger and hatred you must have in order to take a life?

IEMA personnel dispatched to DeKalb to provide state assistance to Northern Illinois University and local law enforcement teams

There has been a report of a possible gunman on campus. Get to a safe area and take precautions until given the all clear. Avoid the King Commons and all buildings in that vicinity. According to updated reports the Northern Illinois University shooting at has left up to 18 people wounded.